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Sushipunk



Currently being built in Milan, it will be 27 stories high :eek:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/AikEZ...ertical-forest/

Pretty cool, IMO.
nchs09
I just bought a pair of these.:o
FuzzQi
not sure if sushipunk, or shaw
Sushipunk
Damn it :stongue:
diesel_tron3000
real life mob trap. ssssssssstttt
fbgdavidson
I really like vertical gardens. Qantas have them at Sydney airport and they're rather striking.



tubularbills
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Originally posted by nchs09
I just bought a pair of these today.:o


fixed.:o
FuzzQi
I'd like to get lost in there.
shaw
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Originally posted by FuzzQi
not sure if sushipunk, or shaw


Everyone knows I don't give a about trees. :p
Joss Weatherby
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Originally posted by diesel_tron3000
real life mob trap. ssssssssstttt



Dude, ing spider city. Better put in a lot of torches when they build that thing.

nefardec
I did a project like this in school. Except my project was a bit more complex - 6 towers perforating 2 blocks in chinatown nyc. the studio problem was 'verticalism' - ie taking programs that are normally horizontal and turning them vertical, in this case i made a vertical carthusian monastery, vertical farms/gardens, and vertical loft apartments. each tower more or less plugged into empty spaces within the blocks and were connected by a public skyway/mall/garden at the old chinatown roofline, and underneath by the T subway line (under construction currently)

the single monastery tower has a huge open atrium core with tiny balconies containing individual meditation gardens, each monk has his own floor as his dormitory, as is law in carthusian monastic societies. these individual gardens jut out into the open vertical atrium like little islands showered with light and solitude.

the vertical farms are continuous ramps up basically a huge linear hydroponic garden on 3 surfaces, spiralling around a central utility and infrastructral/logistics/transportation core. the gardens spill out onto the roof and turn into an elevated park. at the point where the buildings meet this roofscape/skyway, there are restaurants, bars, and other public venues that take advantage of the novel public space. the first third or so of the farm towers are for trees, and the upper floors are for vegetables. the idea was that the towers collectively form a self-sustaining vertical 'village' within the context of chinatown. the crops grown in the farm would be sold both to commercial establishments in the village and also at greenmarkets down at street level in the alleyways, connecting to chinatown's existing street market infrastructure.

for anyone familiar with nyc, this was on chrystie and grand next to the park

Renzo
I have a fear of heights.

They clearly did this to with me. I hope you're happy, Stuart.
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